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59: 66: 193:. The park opened in 1975 with Ronald Dean Coleman being the Parks Director at the time in the county. He envisioned a natural area a few miles from town where anyone could come and explore some of the most beautiful property Alamance County has to offer. 43: 445: 357: 430: 460: 315: 415: 391: 420: 334: 455: 312: 450: 435: 58: 384: 288:
The most popular trail at the park is the handicapped-accessible trail that leads to an old rock dam used for water diversion for a now-demolished
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Prior to its use as a park, the land was used as a farm by the Garrett family beginning in 1830. The site of the Garrett farm is part of the
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is a 500-acre (2.0 km) nature preserve, historic farm, and passive-use park located near
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property in Alamance County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina
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Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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Alamance County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
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Cedarock Park sits on the banks of Rock Creek, a tributary of
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IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Cedarock Park
Alamance County
35°59′41.36″N 79°26′24.15″W / 35.9948222°N 79.4400417°W / 35.9948222; -79.4400417
Alamance County
Bellemont
Alamance County, North Carolina
Great Alamance Creek
Cane Creek Mountains
Piedmont
North Carolina
Cedarock Park Historic District
goats
donkeys
hiking
mountain biking
horse riding
handicapped accessible
picnic
campsites
fishing pond
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gazebos
gristmill
waterfall
Farm History – Alamance County
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